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3232Is Your Money Story Holding You Hostage, Like Mine Did?http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/is-your-money-story-holding-you-hostage-like-mine-did/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/is-your-money-story-holding-you-hostage-like-mine-did/#respondMon, 25 Sep 2017 18:22:37 +0000http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/?p=16954I’ve always been a mama’s girl. I always felt I had to protect her, even though I was the little one and she was the big one. Her hurt was my hurt. Her pain was my pain. So when my father up and abandoned his wife and 2.3 kids, I knew the only way...

]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/is-your-money-story-holding-you-hostage-like-mine-did/feed/0On Becoming a Personal Chefhttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/on-becoming-a-personal-chef/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/on-becoming-a-personal-chef/#respondMon, 18 Sep 2017 18:13:21 +0000http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/?p=16951One of the most memorable quotes from the documentary On Becoming Warren Buffet comes from the billionaire and philanthropist himself. When asked about the best way to choose a career, he said that one should not worry about making money, but should focus on what they would do if money weren’t an issue. one should...

]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/on-becoming-a-personal-chef/feed/04 Reasons Why Black Women Need Life Insurancehttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/4-reasons-why-black-women-especially-need-life-insurance/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/4-reasons-why-black-women-especially-need-life-insurance/#respondMon, 18 Sep 2017 07:00:54 +0000http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/?p=16960Here’s some not-so-breaking news: I love black women! I love our humanity, our complexities, and our ability to stand up straight in the proverbial crooked room. And for the last four years, I’ve used my platform, The Frugal Feminista, to get us financially and emotionally free by not only sharing my journey of moving from...

]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/4-reasons-why-black-women-especially-need-life-insurance/feed/0The Day I Almost Lost All My Money To a Man in a Well Tailored Suithttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/the-day-i-almost-lost-all-my-money-to-a-man-in-a-well-tailored-suit/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/the-day-i-almost-lost-all-my-money-to-a-man-in-a-well-tailored-suit/#respondMon, 11 Sep 2017 19:00:28 +0000http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/?p=16892Before making a leap into the world of equities, make sure you have the right people on your teamClick To Tweet My last year in high school I landed a competitive summer internship, where upwardly mobile high school seniors and college undergrads would be exposed to the world of business with the support of mentors...

]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/the-day-i-almost-lost-all-my-money-to-a-man-in-a-well-tailored-suit/feed/0The Real Costs of Extreme Couponing and How to Avoid Themhttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/the-real-costs-of-extreme-couponing-and-how-to-avoid-them/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/the-real-costs-of-extreme-couponing-and-how-to-avoid-them/#respondMon, 04 Sep 2017 18:44:22 +0000http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/?p=16889Extreme couponing is considered a money hack, but, quite frankly, isn’t a very good one. A money hack, by its nature, is supposed to be a simple, effective and usually painless act to reduce the amount of money one spends. With the exception of saving coupon holders a few bucks or even hundreds of bucks,...

]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/the-real-costs-of-extreme-couponing-and-how-to-avoid-them/feed/04 Easy Steps to Increase Financial Honesty and Intimacy in Your Relationshiphttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/4-easy-steps-to-increase-financial-honesty-and-intimacy-in-your-relationship/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/4-easy-steps-to-increase-financial-honesty-and-intimacy-in-your-relationship/#respondThu, 31 Aug 2017 17:01:10 +0000http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/?p=16896This is part of a sponsored campaign with Wells Fargo. All opinions are my own. Recently, I had such a wonderful time sitting on #BMWK’s Financial Intimacy panel sponsored by Wells Fargo. Founders of BMWK, Ronnie and Lamar Tyler, strategically positioned this discussion as the kick-off event to their annual marriage cruise—to make it clear...

]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/4-easy-steps-to-increase-financial-honesty-and-intimacy-in-your-relationship/feed/0Why Slow Fashion Is Better For Your Budget and Your Soulhttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/why-slow-fashion-is-better-for-your-budget-and-your-soul/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/why-slow-fashion-is-better-for-your-budget-and-your-soul/#respondMon, 28 Aug 2017 18:35:31 +0000http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/?p=16886 The need to impress, feel important, or stay relevant has a financial bottom lineClick To Tweet To be quite honest, I’ve opted out of being “fabulous”. Being fabulous seems too confusing. Seems like too much work. With new fashion trends coming out on what seems like a daily basis, it’s hard to keep up....

]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/why-slow-fashion-is-better-for-your-budget-and-your-soul/feed/0Single and Saving in the Cityhttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/single-and-saving-in-the-city/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/single-and-saving-in-the-city/#respondMon, 17 Jul 2017 07:00:45 +0000http://fabulousnfrugal.com/?p=121"If you are currently seeing more than one person, schedule your hair appointments first and then the date, not the other way around!"]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/single-and-saving-in-the-city/feed/0Birthday Money: 5 Tips To Keep In Mind When Planning For a Night to Rememberhttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/birthday-money-5-tips-to-keep-in-mind-when-planning-for-a-night-to-remember/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/birthday-money-5-tips-to-keep-in-mind-when-planning-for-a-night-to-remember/#respondMon, 10 Jul 2017 07:00:20 +0000http://www.fabulousnfrugal.com/?p=218t's your birthday! Yay! You want to do something special; you want your partners-in-crime to share it with you! You want to make it a night to remember!
To keep it a night-to-remember and not a nightmare for you and your friends, think smart about how money factors into the planning of your celebration.
]]>http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/birthday-money-5-tips-to-keep-in-mind-when-planning-for-a-night-to-remember/feed/0Debt or Your Life? Choose Lifehttp://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/debt-or-your-life-choose-life/
http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/debt-or-your-life-choose-life/#respondMon, 19 Jun 2017 13:58:55 +0000http://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/?p=16663One of the most haunting movies I’ve ever watched as a student of behavioral economics is The Joneses. The movie is based on the concept of stealth marketing, which is just that— an aspect of marketing in which the audience is not aware that they are being marketed to. In The Joneses, a marketing team...